The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15
VIVID AXE Ers.NOCssAT>:

MIR. Cleveland will not be the eholce
orthr Demo ratio party next year. lie
vii no be the choice of true Democrats
Senator Val &C to Cor. St LOUIS DemO-
crdt.
OF course we row AMI then stumble
on a Vance. I Beck. a Coke, Vest,
Carlisle. . IA ..cr. Bennett. but the
number Is 50 small in comparison to the
whole delegation that they are like an
ounce of salt dropped in the river Eu-
pirates.
No man who understands the prm-
ciple> Of nc.n' cracy can put Cleveland
Lamar. i Il colt Cr Rayard down as
Democrats -Scot'and Neck Democrat,
The Gr,t question that naturally arises
after reading these startling announce
ment>, is "Who are Democrats" The
next question IS like unto the frs:
''What is Democrat"
If for answer to these questions we take
the savings of these wise men, we shall
rcply to the first: All who are against
Cleveland To the second; nan who
opposes Cleveland. Another answer
could be reasonably dcduced from the
aforesaid sayings Of the wise men:
Who are Democrats:
I'VE, and Beck, a Coke, Vest, a
Carlisle. Tucker, Bennett
What Is Democrat:
A man who agrees with US.
The noble little State of Delaware will
he surprised and panied to learn that Ler
favorItc son, the pure, the chivalrons
Bayard, is not a Democrat; but when She
is informed that the Scotland Neck Demo-
crut has said SO, she will promptly le-
pudiatc INN.
A thrill of establishment may pelvade
the great State Of Mississippi when she
Is informed that the gallant Lamar, whom
she has Delighted to honor is not Dem
ocrat. but when the Scotland Neck Demo-
c1af is spread cut before Ter. she viii
bow III submission, and gladly give him
mp.
The people of Buffalo thought they
voted for a Democrat hen they votct
for MIR. Cleveland for mayor. Oh, no
gentIcmen; sold again, The Scotland
Nech Dcntocfut says cleveland l. not
Democrat Inc treat Democratic paI t,
Of New York elected MIR. Cleveland, an,
that SIMON pune, original and only genu
me Democrat. david b. hill, on the sam,
ticket, Tor GoNerno and LItutcnant-Gov
,rnor. But the people OF New ORR wer
u.upe-. Tor Clc> ~taud was not Demo
Irat. "H"w DO We know Scotland y eel
LemocrH LAY 50 One of the largest
most mttlugeut conventions that ever as
semb.rd. met IN Chc $50 in 1874. an,
nominate q MIR. Cleveland Tor the Presl
deAcA> aud OH the stump during the can
Ha>>, Senator Vance >pukc Of Air, Clev,
land a. the ''stel ling young Democrat
But the Scotland Neck Democ,ut say
Cleveland Is no Democrat.
l>i''. he Democrat yes, if not, whe,
ga" he crane:
bro,hcr Kit hin, always frank an
open, says ms KIND OF Democrats or
Ike All ounce OF salt Gropped IN tn
river Euphra te,." We suggest that II
ut Inu} ne can increase ;hat ounce t
It lo;n''--a pound and a~halt- or w
u '"iu>-b't tore he attempts to save l..
"or.'tr' Win it.--lI"rham Tobacco Pinn
Newtl. SAY i. al kiudn,s- t. o
trltnd .. tac. Ioboccp Plant he
Wasting his amnu.i ION nt-xha -
N lis lntclIectuHl pune.s IN IL
t-mp IAs To lidlcuIe and tlis,r,d
our Democracy. He NAV ne ahl, t
convince mu9wumps, AID hin
Self tina the Ca + OF the >col),r
NecA DEMOCRAT is a very poor FIR
OF Dem cracy ard that the man i
tac White II0IS4 is perfect moi,
oi trde De nOcr4cy al q 3arsgo1 {
exceliency, but certainly no int
Hgelt, sensible man who reads III
DEMOCRAT except tie editor of tn
Plant will come t. such Il conclus OIL
Neither derIsion, irony ror ridicuI
eyer convinced any one. Sometime!
the b,a lie when welded by ma:
ter la :erato' cuts and humiliates bu
in tn: hands OF a novice it is ham
less. La this case no damage ha
been dO1e; the weapon was dull an
the user unskillGul. The writer
past fifty years old AMI don't kno,
it all an has much to learn GU
frie,.d of the Pi0M is not more tha
half 50 old. He may know it all W
don't. But if he does we cersainl
would feel grateful to him if h
woull set forth some of his ktow
edge, wisdom and principles Of lru
Democracy so that we and the wurl
might thereby be benefited and hav
floods Of ligh: poured into our dark
ened und 'rsttnding. No brother, W
do It know 1t all, and We ars by n,
means perfect, but We are meal
enough to have notions of our owl
and we are indisCreet enough to ex
press them. as we thought the hreth
rem of tle Press had a right to do
Now don't be SO wicked and crue
any more, give US chance, fight III